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Rh among Chinese officials in the country occupied by the Japanese began to reach us at Liao-yang and Moukden; but I was at that time inclined to regard them as Russian canards, although they came, as a rule, from Chinese sources. Still, there was no general feeling of apprehension at the approach of the Japanese army, beyond the anxiety naturally connected with residence in a war zone.